About Membership

By joining the Guild, you are connected to transformative leadership development, capacity building, and networking opportunities with a national community of arts leaders. The benefits of membership include access to cutting-edge tools and resources, learning opportunities with peers and experts, and, ultimately, the support that you need to strengthen communities through the arts. 

To deepen our mission for equity, all members (Organizational and Individual) have full voting rights and have a "Select As You Wish" tiered membership model. This new model will debut in April and take effect on July 1, 2025. The self-selection tiers ensure equitable access and increase the benefits offered to all members including individuals within the community arts ecosystem and organizations.

Starting July 1, 2025, the Guild will move towards a fixed Membership Cycle vs our previous Rolling Membership. That means all memberships, both Individual and Organizational, every year will begin (aka renew) July 1st and will end June 30th.

Open enrollment for FY26 Membership began April 10, 2025 and runs through June 30, 2025. Register here. To learn more about our membership changes check out our FAQ page.

Organizational Member

An organizational membership includes non-profits, businesses, universities, collectives, and other groups who support the Guild's mission and values and whose membership dues will be supported by an institution or organization. All organizational members have “full member” status and have the right to vote on key issues like by-laws changes and electing new trustees (board members.) 

Organizational Member Dues are structured in a self-select tiered model.

Organizations can choose from the following Dues tiers:

Solidarity: $500/year

Sustain: $1,000/year

Transformation*: $2,500/year

Evolution*: $4,000/year

*Transformation and Evolution tiers are our true cost and redistribution cost (respectively) tiers. They expand our capacity to offer Reduced Fee Memberships.

For guidance in selecting a tier, check out our Self Selection Guide Here. 

Individual Member 

An Individual membership Includes any independent artist or individual person who supports the Guild's mission and values and whose membership dues will not be supported by an institution or organization. This is for teaching artists, educators, and community arts advocates, leaders, and creatives. All individual members have “full member” status and have the right to vote on key issues like by-laws changes and electing new trustees (board members.) 

Individual Member Dues are structured in a self-select tiered model.

Individuals can choose from the following Dues tiers:

Love: $80/year

Art: $120/year

Abundance*: $250/year

Liberation*: $400/year

*Abundance and Liberation tiers are our true cost and redistribution cost (respectively) tiers. They expand our capacity to offer Reduced Fee Memberships.

For guidance in selecting a tier, check out our Self Selection Guide Here.

Reduced Fee Membership

Inquire about reduced fee membership by emailing membership@nationalguild.org.

Pay It Forward Membership

Do you (or someone you know) want to pay it forward? 

Become a “Pay it Forward” Member Sponsor and cover the membership costs for individual artists, culture makers, and arts  administrators to get the holistic wellness, professional development, and advocacy services they need. Each sponsorship is at the true cost value of membership.

INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSHIPS

ORGANIZATIONAL SPONSORSHIPS

Donations increase our capacity to offer reduced or free memberships to our community. Donate HERE and write in the notes line “Member Sponsor” so we know what your donation is for!